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taken thirteen years later by the English alone, the second in command of the attacking forces being the hero who the year afterwards took Quebec—General Wolfe.

After Louisbourg was taken, the English troops captured Quebec, the consequence of which was the cession of the whole of New France to England. Those historic battlefields recall nothing that is bitter. The two parties at war were equally brave, and equally did their duty, at least so far as the capture of Quebec, and the second siege of Louisbourg are concerned. If we to-day wish to preserve what remains of those old forts, it is to commemorate among us a spirit, not of rivalry, but of union, and peace founded upon those acts, the performance of which reflects discredit on neither, but rather military glory on both. I would refer to Louisbourg especially. It is really a great pity that those immense ruins should be left to decay and perish. Not only in view of the historical events they represent, but in view of the future prospects of Louisbourg, these grounds should be marked as a garden for public purposes. The people of the United States have already begun to come thither, and before many years they will gather there by thousands and thousands, as the Arabs go to Medina, to view that port which they justly consider as the spot of one of the most glorious achievements of their arms. Every American who knows enough history to go back to 1745, will visit Louisbourg to see where the the great feat was performed by one of their own countrymen. United States capitalists are now building a road connecting Canso with Louisbourg. I am no prophet, but it is only necessary to open one's eyes to predict that Louisbourg will again come to the front. It is, in my estimation, the finest seaport on the Atlantic coast. It is the nearest to England. It is so much ahead of the ports of the two Sydneys, and of the other adjacent ports, that the Sydney people have built docks there in order to take in their coal, and now the Dominion Steel Company take